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IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
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ENGLISH 103
ARIEL ABELLA
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INTRODUCTION: 3
Customer Problems at Imtiaz 3
Major Customer Problems: 3
Value Chain Analysis of Imtiaz Super Store: 4
Problem # 1 4
Solutions: 4
Solution Best-Fit: 5
Problem # 2 6
Solutions: 6
Solution Best-Fit: 7
Problem # 3 8
Solutions: 8
Solution best-fit: 9
Assumptions, limitations and opportunities for improvement: 10
References: 10
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